{"id":2910,"date":"2014-03-13T19:37:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T23:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2014-03-13T19:37:42","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T23:37:42","slug":"thursday-navel-gazing-things-i-like-things-like-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/thursday-navel-gazing-things-i-like-things-like-sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Navel Gazing &#038; Things I Like. Things Like Sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I was in beautiful Southern California for the Natural Food Expo West in Anaheim California. I like that I didn&#8217;t bring boots, or a coat, or gloves. There was no need for hats or scarves. It was consistently around 20C, and sunny. I went outside in sandals. I had to get sun glasses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2930\" alt=\"Laguna Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Laguna-Beach.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Laguna-Beach.jpg 800w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Laguna-Beach-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got to go to Intelligentsia Coffee &amp; Donut Friend with a friend. We also went to see the Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JdqZyACCYZc\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Seeing the space shuttle was one of the most epic and awesome things I&#8217;ve seen in my life so far. This giant thing was actually in SPACE. Me and space are separated by one degree now (okay okay, I met an astronaut, so that was already the case, but still! So exciting) There was a 5-10 minute before you enter the shuttle room that just filled me with this incredible feeling of wonder and excitement. I felt pumped. The amount of work, hundreds of people did to get the Shuttle through the streets of Los Angeles to its final resting place.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Space Shuttle Endeavor by MeShellG, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/prairiev\/13136146593\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Space Shuttle Endeavor\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3816\/13136146593_f62f3430b7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got to try a lot of incredible new vegan products at ExpoWest. And brought home a bunch of samples. Tomorrow I&#8217;ll have a few highlights up from the event.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"If you go to expo west, you might leave with some samples. by MeShellG, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/prairiev\/13136338814\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"If you go to expo west, you might leave with some samples.\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2720\/13136338814_9960634900.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I even won a big gift basket of mostly vegan Austin, TX stuff from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beardedbros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearded Brothers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bearded Brothers gift basket by MeShellG, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/prairiev\/13136441934\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Bearded Brothers gift basket\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2406\/13136441934_47a914471b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I loved being in Southern California soaking up sunshine and delicious vegan stuff that we can&#8217;t get here, I also really missed home. My family, my house, and even in spite of the snow that fell the day after I got back, I&#8217;m very glad to be home.<\/p>\n<p>There is something so wonderful about Toronto. It&#8217;s cold, but there is so much vibrancy, there is so much community, there is so much exciting stuff going on. I love that there are people trying to make this city the best it can be. \u00a0I love that this is home.<\/p>\n<p>What do you love today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I was in beautiful Southern California for the Natural Food Expo West in Anaheim California. I like that I didn&#8217;t bring boots, or a coat, or gloves. There was no need for hats or scarves. It was consistently around 20C, and sunny. I went outside in sandals. 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